The posterior scrotal veins are veins of the
scrotum
The scrotum or scrotal sac is an anatomical male reproductive structure located at the base of the penis that consists of a suspended dual-chambered sac of skin and smooth muscle. It is present in most terrestrial male mammals. The scrotum cont ...
in
men
A man is an adult male human. Prior to adulthood, a male human is referred to as a boy (a male child or adolescent). Like most other male mammals, a man's genome usually inherits an X chromosome from the mother and a Y chrom ...
. They accompany the
posterior scrotal arteries
The posterior scrotal arteries are branches of the internal pudendal artery.
Function
The anterior scrotal arteries supply part of the scrotum in men.
See also
* Anterior scrotal arteries
The anterior scrotal arteries are branches of the ...
. They drain into the
vesical venous plexus
The vesical plexus envelops the lower part of the bladder and the base of the prostate and communicates with the pudendal and prostatic plexuses.
It is drained, by means of several vesical veins
The vesical veins are veins in the pelvis that d ...
. They help to drain blood from part of the scrotum.
Structure
The posterior scrotal veins accompany the
posterior scrotal arteries
The posterior scrotal arteries are branches of the internal pudendal artery.
Function
The anterior scrotal arteries supply part of the scrotum in men.
See also
* Anterior scrotal arteries
The anterior scrotal arteries are branches of the ...
.
They lie superficially in the
scrotum
The scrotum or scrotal sac is an anatomical male reproductive structure located at the base of the penis that consists of a suspended dual-chambered sac of skin and smooth muscle. It is present in most terrestrial male mammals. The scrotum cont ...
.
They drain into the
vesical venous plexus
The vesical plexus envelops the lower part of the bladder and the base of the prostate and communicates with the pudendal and prostatic plexuses.
It is drained, by means of several vesical veins
The vesical veins are veins in the pelvis that d ...
.
Function
The posterior scrotal veins help to drain blood from part of the
scrotum
The scrotum or scrotal sac is an anatomical male reproductive structure located at the base of the penis that consists of a suspended dual-chambered sac of skin and smooth muscle. It is present in most terrestrial male mammals. The scrotum cont ...
in
men
A man is an adult male human. Prior to adulthood, a male human is referred to as a boy (a male child or adolescent). Like most other male mammals, a man's genome usually inherits an X chromosome from the mother and a Y chrom ...
.
References
External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20071024000415/http://anatomy.med.umich.edu/anatomytables/veins_pelvis_perineum.html
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Veins of the torso